Made in Armenia

Batik, felt, organic cosmetics, cousine, dolls: the handicraft of Armenian masters makes part of the Armenian thought and culture. Whatever they make, they all have national handwriting, smell and taste. However different their work and product is, one look is quite enough to understand it’s made in Armenia.

In 2014 Sofya Khachatryan, Anahit Hakobyan and Elina Melikyan made a decision to produce an Armenian intellectual table game called Ayl Kerp (otherwise), which is quite popular now among young people. Ayl Kerp was followed by “Ayl Kerpik” for children, then Mek Shnchov (in on breath) and Zil Zarr (cool dice). In the beginning it was just a hobby for the friends, now it’s also a small business treated in enthusiasm and love by its founders.

There are many artists making New Year toys and accessories. There are many masters, for whom it’s both a profession, and a pleasant creative work at the same time. Anna makes felt angels, Tsovinar – dolls, Anahit – toys, while Margarita embroiders with toys. These are the heros of our festive program.

Brewing in Armenia has a history of millenniums and today there is a new boost of Armenian beer production again. It is best characterized by the existence of Beer Academy in Yerevan. One of the founders of the Beer Academy Armen Ghazaryan tells us about the Armenian beer.

Solar energy powered electricity is gaining wide spread across diverse European countries. “Armenia can have great results in this field too”, - say Armen Kirakosyan. He is engaged in the production of solar heaters together with his friends.

In Armenia the fans of textile art – batik seem to be as many as its masters. Despite that this type of art reached Armenia from Far East and it’s not an Armenian art, yet it is practiced here as well by Armenian masters using Armenian motives.